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This dolphin, named Pebanista yacuruna, lived around 16 million years ago and measured between 9.8 and 11.5 feet (3 and 3.5 meters), making it the largest known river dolphin to date. The species' ...
Deep in the Amazon, there’s a dolphin unlike any other—pink, mysterious, and surprisingly powerful. In this video, we explore ...
Researchers in Bolivia observed Amazon river dolphins interacting with a Beni anaconda. The dolphins displayed playful ...
Ancient giant dolphin discovered in the Amazon Date: March 20, 2024 Source: University of Zurich Summary: Measuring between 3 to 3.5 meters, 16 million years old: Paleontologists have announced ...
Trujillo, 55, has studied Amazon river dolphins since he was a college student in the 1980s. In 1993, he co-founded the Omacha Foundation, which focuses on conserving animals and ecosystems.
Scientists have discovered the 16-million-year-old remains of the “largest river dolphin ever found” after unearthing a huge fossilised skull in the Amazon.
An Amazon river dolphin, also called a boto, pauses for an underwater portrait in Brazil. Photograph by Flip Nicklin, Minden Pictures, Nat Geo Image Collection. Please be respectful of copyright.
Measuring between 3 to 3.5 meters, 16 million years old: Paleontologists from the University of Zurich have announced the discovery of a new species of freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon ...
The newly resurfaced footage, originally captured in March 2016, shows an Amazon river dolphin, also known as botos, urinating into the air in Brazil’s Tocantins River.
The one he captured on video wasn't the first in the area, but it's still an amazing shot!